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Recommendation to confirm City Manager's promulgation of the revised Safer at Home Health Order, issued on May 13, 2020 by the City of Long Beach Health Officer as a regulation. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On March 19,2020, to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 within Long Beach, the City's Health Officer issued the "Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19" (Health Order) and has revised the Health Order from time to time as necessary for the public health and safety during this ongoing emergency. On May 13, 2020, the City's Health Officer issued a revision to the Health Order to begin transitioning the City into Stage 2 of the Governor's Roadmap to Recovery (Attachment).
On May 12, 2020, the City Council adopted Long Beach Municipal Code (LBMC) Chapter 8.120, "Temporary Enforcement of Long Beach Health Orders Related to COVID-19," which became effective immediately as an urgency Ordinance. Chapter 8.120 requires, where practicable, the City Council to confirm COVID-19 Health Orders for the sole purpose of authorizing the City Manager's promulgation of such Health Orders. In the event it is not feasible to do this, the City Manager is required to, within 14 days of promulgation of said Health Orders, request the City Council to confirm the City Manager's promulgation of the Health Order. The City Manager's promulgation of the Health Order, and City Council's confirmation of such orders authorizes enforcement authority of the Health Orders under the Proclamation of Local Emergency and provisions of Chapter 8.120.
This process recognizes a potential need for the City's Health Officer to quickly amend or update, and the City Manager to promulgate as a regulation under the LBMC for protection of life and property as affected by the COVID-19 emergency, City Health Orders due to the rapid development of COVID-19, while still ensuring the City Council maintains oversight of the COVID-19 local emergency and the City Manager's promulgation of related orders.
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